Patents by Inventor Toru Ono

Toru Ono has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240110364
    Abstract: A pump control device and a valve control device each includes: an instruction calculator that calculates a control instruction of causing a controlled object to operate by using a manipulation amount of a manipulation and at least one control parameter, and inputs the calculated control instruction to the controlled object; and an ideal output calculator that calculates an ideal output of an actuator, the ideal output being associated with the manipulation amount of the manipulation. The pump control device adjusts at least one pump control parameter to reduce a difference between a control output and the ideal output when an operation of a movable part is a power running operation. The valve control device adjusts at least one valve control parameter to reduce a difference between a control output and the ideal output when the operation of the movable part is a non-power running operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicants: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD., HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kazushige KOIWAI, Yohei ONO, Natsuki YUMOTO, Shin WAKITANI, Toru YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11926064
    Abstract: A remote control manipulator system includes: a manipulator being controlled by an operator remotely to handle an object; a stereoscopic display device that displays a right-eye image and a left-eye image so as to be stereoscopically viewed; a model image generator that generates a model image being an image of an integrated three-dimensional model viewed from a viewpoint designated by the operator, the integrated three-dimensional model being a three-dimensional model obtained by integrating the manipulator model and a surrounding environment model being generated by performing image processing on the right-eye image and the left-eye image and being a three-dimensional model of the object and a surrounding environment thereof; and a model image display device that displays the model image and is configured to be able to be viewed by the operator switching between the stereoscopic display device and the model image display device through moving the head of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota Narasaki, Noboru Kawaguchi, Masaki Hirano, Muneharu Kuwata, Masashige Suwa, Toshiyuki Ando, Hitomi Ono, Akihiro Fujie, Yoshitaka Koda, Toru Sato
  • Patent number: 11752998
    Abstract: A vehicle control device mounted on a vehicle includes: an operation detection unit that detects an operation performed on the vehicle by a user; a power supply control unit that controls execution of power supply from a first battery involved in vehicle traveling to an auxiliary load powered by a second battery that is different from the first battery, with a start switch of the vehicle being off; and a prohibition control unit that prohibits the power supply to the auxiliary load by the power supply control unit, in response to the operation of the user detected by the operation detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Ono, Yasushi Kusaka, Toshihiro Kawai, Shinichi Inoue
  • Patent number: 11721999
    Abstract: A charging control device includes: a determination section configured to make a determination as to whether an auxiliary device battery that supplies electric power to auxiliary devices of a vehicle is within a predetermined first temperature range; and a control section configured to, in a case in which the auxiliary device battery is within the first temperature range, cause a charging section to charge the auxiliary device battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Ono, Akira Umemoto, Takuya Itoh, Tomoyuki Kato, Makoto Fujii
  • Patent number: 11664541
    Abstract: A battery cell short circuit detection device includes: a control unit that controls operation of a direct current-direct current converter; a first acquisition unit that acquires a storage rate of the battery; a second acquisition unit that acquires a current flowing into the battery and a current flowing out of the battery when the direct current-direct current converter is operating; a third acquisition unit that acquires a terminal voltage value that is a voltage that appears at a terminal of the battery when the direct current-direct current converter is not operating; and a determination unit that determines presence or absence of the short circuit between the battery cells based on an average storage rate indicating an average value of the storage rate of the battery, an average inflow current value indicating an average value of the current flowing into the battery, and the terminal voltage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kawai, Shinichi Inoue, Yasushi Kusaka, Toru Ono
  • Patent number: 11584256
    Abstract: A vehicle control device for a vehicle includes a processor. The vehicle includes a first battery, a second battery, an auxiliary load powered by the second battery, and a DC-to-DC converter configured to supply electric power from the first battery to either the second battery or the auxiliary load, or to both of the second battery or the auxiliary load. The processor is configured to: determine the state of a start switch and the boarding state of the vehicle; acquire the voltage of the second battery; and when the processor determines that the vehicle is in a non-started on-board state, determine based on the voltage of the second battery an order in which the DC-to-DC converter and the auxiliary load are driven. The non-started on-board state is a state in which the start switch is off and a user is presumed to be in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kawai, Shinichi Inoue, Toru Ono, Yasushi Kusaka
  • Publication number: 20220302741
    Abstract: A charging control device includes: a determination section configured to make a determination as to whether an auxiliary device battery that supplies electric power to auxiliary devices of a vehicle is within a predetermined first temperature range; and a control section configured to, in a case in which the auxiliary device battery is within the first temperature range, cause a charging section to charge the auxiliary device battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Toru ONO, Akira UMEMOTO, Takuya ITOH, Tomoyuki KATO, Makoto FUJII
  • Patent number: 11447021
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus mounted on a vehicle including a DC-DC converter that supplies electric power from a first battery to a second battery and an auxiliary load includes an electronic control unit configured to control an operation of the converter, determine a state of a starter switch of the vehicle, detect a user operation to the vehicle, and acquire charging status information of the second battery. The electronic control unit is configured to, when the electronic control unit detects a first operation by the user and determines that the starter switch is off, drive the converter such that the converter charges the second battery, and, when an electric power amount charged in the second battery reaches a target amount of charge set based on an amount of electric power to be consumed by the auxiliary load while the starter switch is off, stop the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kawai, Shinichi Inoue, Toru Ono, Yasushi Kusaka
  • Patent number: 11411426
    Abstract: A charging control device includes: a determination section configured to make a determination as to whether an auxiliary device battery that supplies electric power to auxiliary devices of a vehicle is within a predetermined first temperature range; and a control section configured to, in a case in which the auxiliary device battery is within the first temperature range, cause a charging section to charge the auxiliary device battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Ono, Akira Umemoto, Takuya Itoh, Tomoyuki Kato, Makoto Fujii
  • Patent number: 11325549
    Abstract: There is provided an arbitration device that arbitrates operation requests from a plurality of first power loads in a vehicle, the arbitration device including: a reception section; a memory section; a calculation section that calculates a total power consumption combining the first power consumption and the second power consumption; and a control section at which priorities of the plurality of first power loads are specified, when the total power consumption exceeds a threshold, the control section selecting which of the first power loads to approve based on the priorities and causing each operating first power load that is not approved to pause operation, and, when the total power consumption is less than or equal to the threshold, the control section allowing each operating first power load to continue operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Ono, Akira Umemoto, Takuya Itoh, Tomoyuki Kato, Makoto Fujii
  • Publication number: 20220009357
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus mounted on a vehicle including a DC-DC converter that supplies electric power from a first battery to a second battery and an auxiliary load includes an electronic control unit configured to control an operation of the converter, determine a state of a starter switch of the vehicle, detect a user operation to the vehicle, and acquire charging status information of the second battery. The electronic control unit is configured to, when the electronic control unit detects a first operation by the user and determines that the starter switch is off, drive the converter such that the converter charges the second battery, and, when an electric power amount charged in the second battery reaches a target amount of charge set based on an amount of electric power to be consumed by the auxiliary load while the starter switch is off, stop the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihiro KAWAI, Shinichi INOUE, Toru ONO, Yasushi KUSAKA
  • Publication number: 20220009376
    Abstract: A vehicle control device for a vehicle includes a processor. The vehicle includes a first battery, a second battery, an auxiliary load powered by the second battery, and a DC-to-DC converter configured to supply electric power from the first battery to either the second battery or the auxiliary load, or to both of the second battery or the auxiliary load. The processor is configured to: determine the state of a start switch and the boarding state of the vehicle; acquire the voltage of the second battery; and when the processor determines that the vehicle is in a non-started on-board state, determine based on the voltage of the second battery an order in which the DC-to-DC converter and the auxiliary load are driven. The non-started on-board state is a state in which the start switch is off and a user is presumed to be in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihiro KAWAI, Shinichi INOUE, Toru ONO, Yasushi KUSAKA
  • Publication number: 20210402979
    Abstract: A vehicle control device mounted on a vehicle includes: an operation detection unit that detects an operation performed on the vehicle by a user; a power supply control unit that controls execution of power supply from a first battery involved in vehicle traveling to an auxiliary load powered by a second battery that is different from the first battery, with a start switch of the vehicle being off; and a prohibition control unit that prohibits the power supply to the auxiliary load by the power supply control unit, in response to the operation of the user detected by the operation detection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru ONO, Yasushi KUSAKA, Toshihiro KAWAI, Shinichi INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210394067
    Abstract: At least one memory device of the game system that stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: control a motion of a user object based on first performance information, control a motion of an opponent object based on second performance information, modify performance change information associated with a target area in the virtual space based on a change command from the user or the opponent, change the first performance information in a case where the user object is located in the target area based on the performance change information associated with the target area, and change the second performance information in a case where the opponent object is located in the target area based on the performance change information associated with the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshimasa SAITO, Tomohiro NAKADA, Toru ONO, Yasunori KOBAYASHI, Kazuma TSURUMOTO, Syogo YAMAZAKI, Yuyaandrew YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210376397
    Abstract: A battery cell short circuit detection device includes: a control unit that controls operation of a direct current-direct current converter; a first acquisition unit that acquires a storage rate of the battery; a second acquisition unit that acquires a current flowing into the battery and a current flowing out of the battery when the direct current-direct current converter is operating; a third acquisition unit that acquires a terminal voltage value that is a voltage that appears at a terminal of the battery when the direct current-direct current converter is not operating; and a determination unit that determines presence or absence of the short circuit between the battery cells based on an average storage rate indicating an average value of the storage rate of the battery, an average inflow current value indicating an average value of the current flowing into the battery, and the terminal voltage value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihiro KAWAI, Shinichi INOUE, Yasushi KUSAKA, Toru ONO
  • Publication number: 20210370789
    Abstract: A battery state determination device that determines a state of a connection terminal of a battery includes: a current detection unit configured to detect a value of current flowing into or a value of current flowing out of the battery, and a determination unit configured to determine that the connection terminal of the battery is disconnected based on the current value detected by the current detection unit during charging of the battery without using voltage values of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihiro KAWAI, Shinichi INOUE, Yasushi KUSAKA, Toru ONO
  • Publication number: 20200262310
    Abstract: A charging control device includes: a determination section configured to make a determination as to whether an auxiliary device battery that supplies electric power to auxiliary devices of a vehicle is within a predetermined first temperature range; and a control section configured to, in a case in which the auxiliary device battery is within the first temperature range, cause a charging section to charge the auxiliary device battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru ONO, Akira UMEMOTO, Takuya ITOH, Tomoyuki KATO, Makoto FUJII
  • Publication number: 20200254946
    Abstract: There is provided an arbitration device that arbitrates operation requests from a plurality of first power loads in a vehicle, the arbitration device including: a reception section; a memory section; a calculation section that calculates a total power consumption combining the first power consumption and the second power consumption; and a control section at which priorities of the plurality of first power loads are specified, when the total power consumption exceeds a threshold, the control section selecting which of the first power loads to approve based on the priorities and causing each operating first power load that is not approved to pause operation, and, when the total power consumption is less than or equal to the threshold, the control section allowing each operating first power load to continue operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru ONO, Akira UMEMOTO, Takuya ITOH, Tomoyuki KATO, Makoto FUJII
  • Patent number: 9764643
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided with an electrical storage device, a first connector capable of charging and discharging the power of the electrical storage device, a second connector capable of charging and discharging the power of the electrical storage device, and an ECU for controlling charging and discharging performed via the first connector and the charging and discharging performed via the second connector. The ECU selects and implements any one of the following according to the operation of an operation unit provided to a first plug connected to the first connector: discharging from the electrical storage device via the first connector, charging to the electrical storage device via the first connector, discharging from the electrical storage device via the second connector, and charging to the electrical storage device via the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toru Ono
  • Patent number: 9569902
    Abstract: A passenger counter that counts the number of persons who get on/off a vehicle comprising an imaging unit 2 installed at an inside of a vehicle platform; a setting unit 31 configured to set an inner area I corresponding to a passage inside the vehicle, one outer areas B surrounding the inner area I and inside the vehicle and other outer area A surrounding the inner area I and outside the vehicle; and a count determination unit 35 configured to count the number of persons who move from one outer area A(B) to the other outer area B(A) through the inner area I while a door of the platform is opened, not to count the number of persons while the door is closed, and to perform processing of determining a person existing in the inner area I when the opened (closed) door is closed (opened) to be counted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: GIKEN TRATEM CO., LTD
    Inventors: Satoru Shibuya, Toru Ono, Hitoshi Oiwa, Yukinari Ishibashi, Sojiro Morita